Train and Tube strikes 2023: Full list of October dates

Train strikes 2023: Full list of October dates affecting National rail services and the lines that are running

  • Key info about how you could be affected by upcoming Train and Tube strikes

Commuters will be hit by another round of strikes this week as the dispute between rail workers and train operating companies over pay, jobs and working conditions continues.

Drivers are now set to walk out on two more dates, disrupting thousands of passengers travel plans on the affected days.

So, what days will services be affected on this week? Which companies are striking? How should you plan your journey during strike action?

Read on below for everything you need to know about this week’s train strikes. 

A total of 16 companies are set to be affected by the walkouts, and while some services will still be running, passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance A total of 16 companies are set to be affected by the walkouts, and while some services will still be running, passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance

A total of 16 companies are set to be affected by the walkouts, and while some services will still be running, passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance 

When are the October train strikes this week?

Wednesday October 4

London Underground[2] strikes, which were set to affect the entire network, were called off on Tuesday. However, industrial action is still affecting some rail operators across the UK.  

Thursday October 5

Industrial action from the previous day is likely to affect early morning services, while a further overtime ban will see a reduced number of services run. 

Friday October 6 

London[3] Underground strike action has also been called off for this day. However, an overtime ban by train drivers likely to reduce services. 

Saturday October 7 

Similarly to Thursday, strikes from Friday will affect early morning services on Saturday, with more disruption expected. 

Special notices regarding the latest industrial action are displayed  at a quieter than usual Charing Cross station during strike action on September 30 Special notices regarding the latest industrial action are displayed  at a quieter than usual Charing Cross station during strike action on September 30

Special notices regarding the latest industrial action are displayed  at a quieter than usual Charing Cross station during strike action on September 30

Full list of rail companies striking 

Rail services operated by 16 companies will be affected by the upcoming strike action.

AVANTI WEST COAST

Wednesday, October 4 – No service due to strike action

Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable post-strike

Friday, October 6 – Normal service expected

c2c  

Wednesday, October 4 – No c2c trains all day due to strike action

Thursday, October 5 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected

Friday, October 6 – Reduced peak time service. Two trains per hour off peak on all routes. First and last trains unaffected

Saturday, October 7 – Engineering works

CALEDONIAN SLEEPER 

Wednesday, October 4 – Normal service expected

Thursday, October 5 – Normal service expected

Friday, October 6 – Normal service expected

Saturday, October 7 – No service as normal

Sunday, October 8 – Fort William to Euston service will not call at Glasgow Queen Street. Passengers will alight at Dalmuir and travel to Glasgow by road replacement service.

Empty platforms could be seen at Kings Cross station on the morning of Wednesday October 4 during industrial action Empty platforms could be seen at Kings Cross station on the morning of Wednesday October 4 during industrial action

Empty platforms could be seen at Kings Cross station on the morning of Wednesday October 4 during industrial action

CHILTERN RAILWAYS 

Wednesday, October 4 – No trains

Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual

Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable with busier services. Last trains earlier than usual

CROSSCOUNTRY 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service

Thursday, October 5 – Amended service

Friday, October 6 – Amended service

DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY (DLR) 

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service

Thursday, October 5 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations

Friday, October 6 – Normal timetable but with possible short-notice alterations 

ELIZABETH LINE

Elizabeth Line services will be unaffected by strikes.

EUROSTAR 

Eurostar services will run as normal this week. 

GATWICK[4] EXPRESS 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service. A limited Southern shuttle service will run, calling at Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only.

Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable using Southern services

Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable using Southern services

The City of London was also virtually deserted on Wednesday morning, with more people having to work from home than usual due to the strikes The City of London was also virtually deserted on Wednesday morning, with more people having to work from home than usual due to the strikes

The City of London was also virtually deserted on Wednesday morning, with more people having to work from home than usual due to the strikes 

GRAND CENTRAL

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

GREAT NORTHERN 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service

Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Amended timetable (*) is as follows

  • London King’s Cross and King’s Lynn – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only
  • London King’s Cross and Peterborough – one train per hour during peak time only
  • Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City – two trains per hour
  • Moorgate and Stevenage – two trains per hour
  • London King’s Cross and Cambridge – one train per hour
  • London King’s Cross and Letchworth – one train per hour during peak time only

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY 

Wednesday, October 4 – Very limited service between 7am and 6.30pm between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads; Reading and Oxford; Reading and Basingstoke; Reading and Redhill (AM/PM peak only); Reading and Newbury (AM/PM peak only); Westbury and Swindon (AM/PM peak only); Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads; Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple; Exeter and Exmouth; Plymouth and Gunnislake; and Penzance and St Ives

Thursday, October 5 – Normal service with some changes to first services. Night Riviera Sleeper is cancelled

GREATER ANGLIA

Wednesday, October 4 – Limited service between Norwich and London, Colchester and London, Southend Victoria and London, Cambridge and London, and Stansted Airport and London. Other routes will have no services

Thursday, October 5 – First services start later

Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable

Passengers cross the empty concourse at Euston station, with many people being unable to travel Passengers cross the empty concourse at Euston station, with many people being unable to travel

Passengers cross the empty concourse at Euston station, with many people being unable to travel

HEATHROW EXPRESS 

Wednesday, October 4 – Reduced service. First train departs London Paddington at 7.25am and then every 30 minutes until 6.25pm. First train departs Heathrow Terminal 5 at 7.57am and then every 30 minutes until 6.57pm. First train departs Heathrow Central at 8.02am and then every 30 minutes until 7.02pm.

Thursday, October 5 – Normal service

Friday, October 6 – Normal service 

HULL TRAINS 

Not affected by strike action. Normal service every day over the next week.

ISLAND LINE 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service

Thursday, October 5 – Hourly service

Friday, October 6 – Hourly service

LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (LNER) 

Wednesday, October 4 – Extremely limited timetable with approximately one train every two hours in either direction.

Thursday, October 5 – Possible amended timetable

LONDON NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY 

Wednesday, October 4 – No services

Thursday, October 5 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey

Friday, October 6 – Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey

LONDON OVERGROUND 

Wednesday, October 4 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.

Thursday, October 5 – After 10.45pm, no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses operate. A normal service on all other Overground lines.

Friday, October 6 – Normal service

LONDON UNDERGROUND 

Planned London Underground strikes on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October have been called off. 

The industrial action by 3,000 workers belonging to the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union was due to have crippled services – with little to no trains running at all over the two days as well as in the early morning on Thursday and Saturday.

But the walkouts were suspended at noon today following what the RMT described as ‘significant progress’ made by its negotiators and Underground representatives. 

Planned London Underground strikes on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October have been cancelled Planned London Underground strikes on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October have been cancelled

Planned London Underground strikes on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 October have been cancelled

LUMO

It will be business as usual for Lumo, who will run a normal service. 

MERSEYRAIL 

In similar fashion, Merseyrail trains are set to run as planned. 

NORTHERN 

Wednesday, October 4 – No Northern services

Thursday, October 5 – Possible disruption

Friday, October 6 – Possible disruption

Saturday, October 7 – Normal service

Sunday, October 8 – Normal service 

SCOTRAIL 

ScotRail passengers can expect to see services run normally across the rest of this week.

SOUTHEASTERN 

Wednesday, October 4 – No trains

Thursday, October 5 – Full service

Friday, October 6 – Full service

SOUTHERN 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service 

Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable (*) is as follows

Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable (*) is as follows

Services to / from London Victoria:

  • Brighton – two trains per hour
  • Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
  • Portsmouth / Bognor Regis – one train per hour
  • Littlehampton (via Hove) – one train per hour
  • East Grinstead – two trains per hour
  • Dorking – one train per hour
  • Horsham – one train per hour
  • West Croydon – two trains per hour
  • Epsom Downs – two trains per hour
  • London Bridge – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Bridge

  • Caterham – two trains per hour
  • East Croydon via Tulse Hill and Selhurst – two trains per hour
  • Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour during peak times only
  • London Victoria via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour
  • Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)

Uckfield Line

  • London Bridge – Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)
  • Oxted and Uckfield – one train per hour

East Coastway

  • Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
  • Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
  • Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour

West Coastway

  • Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
  • Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
  • Brighton and Littlehampton / Southampton Central – one train per hour
  • Bognor Regis and Littlehampton – one train per hour
  • Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour

Reigate and Tonbridge – one train per hour

Purley and Tattenham corner – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only

Clapham Junction and Watford Junction – one train per hour, with one morning and one evening service extended to Hemel Hempstead

Services to / from London Victoria:

  • Brighton – two trains per hour
  • Eastbourne / Ore – one train per hour
  • Portsmouth / Bognor Regis – one train per hour
  • Littlehampton (via Hove) – one train per hour
  • East Grinstead – two trains per hour
  • Dorking – one train per hour
  • Horsham – one train per hour
  • West Croydon – two trains per hour
  • Epsom Downs – two trains per hour
  • London Bridge – two trains per hour

Services to / from London Bridge

  • Caterham – two trains per hour
  • East Croydon via Tulse Hill and Selhurst – two trains per hour
  • Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill – two trains per hour during peak times only
  • London Victoria via Crystal Palace – two trains per hour
  • Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)

Uckfield Line

  • London Bridge – Uckfield – two trains per day (one in the morning peak, one in the evening peak)
  • Oxted and Uckfield – one train per hour

East Coastway

  • Brighton and Eastbourne – one train per hour
  • Brighton and Seaford – two trains per hour
  • Eastbourne and Ashford International – one train per hour

West Coastway

  • Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea – one train per hour
  • Brighton and Littlehampton – one train per hour
  • Brighton and Littlehampton / Southampton Central – one train per hour
  • Bognor Regis and Littlehampton – one train per hour
  • Bognor Regis and Barnham – one train per hour

Reigate and Tonbridge – one train per hour

Purley and Tattenham corner – one train per hour, with two trains per hour during peak times only

Clapham Junction and Watford Junction – one train per hour, with one morning and one evening service extended to Hemel Hempstead

An Aslef union steward on a picket line outside Manchester Piccadilly train station on Wednesday morning An Aslef union steward on a picket line outside Manchester Piccadilly train station on Wednesday morning

An Aslef union steward on a picket line outside Manchester Piccadilly train station on Wednesday morning

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY 

Wednesday, October 4 – Extremely limited service between London Waterloo and Woking – 4tph peak, 2tph off-peak; Waterloo and Guildford via Woking – 1tph; Waterloo and Basingstoke – 1tph; Waterloo and Feltham – 2tph; Basingstoke and Salisbury – 1tph. The rest of the network will be closed

Thursday, October 5 – Small number of cancellations

Friday, October 6 – Small number of cancellations

STANSTED EXPRESS 

Wednesday, October 4 – Reduced service frequency. First train from London is 4.40am. Last train is 11.25pm. First train from Stansted Airport is 5.43am. Last train is 11.45pm. One train per hour

Thursday, October 5 – First services may start later

Friday, October 6 – Normal service

THAMESLINK 

Wednesday, October 4 – No service

Thursday, October 5 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Friday, October 6 – Amended timetable as below (*)

Amended timetable (for days marked*) is as follows

  • Peterborough and Horsham – one train per hour
  • Cambridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
  • Bedford and Brighton – two trains per hour
  • London Bridge and Three Bridges – one train per hour
  • Sutton and St Albans via Wimbledon – two trains per hour
  • Sutton and St Albans via Mitcham Eastfields – two trains per hour
  • Rainham and Luton – one train per hour
  • Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars – two trains per hour (one train in each peak will be extended to / from Welwyn Garden City)

TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS 

Wednesday, October 4 – No services

Thursday, October 5 – Disruption expected

Friday, October 6 – Disruption expected

Saturday, October 7 – Normal service

Scenes at Paddington Station in London as members of the drivers' Aslef union stage a 24-hour strike in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions Scenes at Paddington Station in London as members of the drivers' Aslef union stage a 24-hour strike in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions

Scenes at Paddington Station in London as members of the drivers’ Aslef union stage a 24-hour strike in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions

TRANSPORT FOR WALES 

Normal service Transport For Wales trains will run as normal and be unaffected by strike action across other parts of the UK. 

WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY 

Wednesday, October 4 – No services

Thursday, October 5 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

Friday, October 6 – Buses replace trains between Nuneaton-Leamington Spa via Coventry. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Hereford. A reduced train service will operate between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury

References

  1. ^ Zac Campbell (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  2. ^ London Underground (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  3. ^ London (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  4. ^ GATWICK (www.dailymail.co.uk)